FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

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1 An Institution of National Importance Established by The BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY ACT XVI of 1915 ORDINANCES GOVERNING POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (PGDBA) (Session onwards) Offered by FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

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3 C O N T E N T S Pages Part 1 Ordinances Governing PGDBA Programme 3-12 I General Provisions 1 4 A Eligibility B Intake and Reservations C Programme Fee D Supernumerary Admissions II Admission Procedures 4-5 III Conduct of the Course 5-6 IV Attendance Rules 6 V Course Structure and Scheme of examination of PGDBA Programme 6-12 Part 2 Course Syllabi of PGDBA ooo

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5 PART - 1 Ordinances Governing Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

6 ORDINANCES GOVERNING POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (PGDBA) (TWO SEMESTER PART-TIME ) (PGDBA) DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (Effective from ) Under the powers conferred by Section 4A of the Banaras Hindu University Act 1915, as amended, and under the provision of Section 18 of this Act, the University hereby institutes the two semester programme for the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) and makes the following ordinances governing admission, course of study, examinations and other matters relating to this Degree under the Faculty of Management Studies of the Banaras Hindu University. I. General Provisions 1. The programme of study leading to PGDBA of Banaras Hindu University shall be of one year (Two semesters) duration and shall be basically for working executives / entrepreneurs including BHU Teachers and Officers. The programme shall have the status of special courses of study. 2. The intake to PGDBA Programme shall be 45. The reservation in admission shall be as per rules. 3. The Programme of study leading to PGDBA of the Banaras Hindu University shall be conducted in the Department of Management Studies under the Faculty of Management Studies in the evening hours or during any such duration which would be appropriate. 4. The admission to PGDBA programme shall be dealt with by the Dean, Faculty of Management studies. The last date for the receipt of the application form shall be fixed by the Dean of the Faculty. 5. The candidate seeking admission will have to apply on a prescribed format available from the University on payment of prescribed fee. 6. Candidates called for GD/PI shall be required to pay Rs.1000/- as processing fee. No Application Form shall be considered for admission unless it is complete in all respects including attested copies of the photographs of the candidates containing his/her signature thereon and all necessary documents are attached thereto, such as: a) Attested copies of mark-sheets of all the examinations passed; b) Certificate showing required experience / own entrepreneurial venture. c) Certificate from an appropriate authority certifying that the candidate belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC or that the candidate is Physically Challenged. 7. The provisional admission to the Programme shall be made in order of merit based on the candidate s performance in GD/PI, the academic record and the work experience. 8. The completed Application Forms for registration at FMS, BHU along with documents required under ordinance at above point 6 shall be sent to the Controller of Examinations.

7 9. Provisional admission cannot be claimed by any applicant as a matter of right. The provisional admission or readmission of an applicant shall be entirely at the discretion of the Admission Committee, which may refuse to admit any candidate without assigning any reason thereof. 10. Provisional admission will be made strictly on combined merit and availability of seats on the date of admission and the mere fact that call letter has been issued shall not entitle a candidate to claim admission. 11. The candidate granted provisional admission shall deposit fee within the period prescribed by the Admission Committee failing which the admission shall stand cancelled. 12. Provisional admission of a candidate is liable to be cancelled at any time: i) if its is detected that there is something against the candidate which would have prevented him/her from being admitted to the Programme. ii) iii) if the candidate is found at a later stage to have provided any false information, and /or if he/she has been punished for an act of gross misconduct, indiscipline or an act involving moral turpitude. 13. The candidates seeking admission to the programme are required to submit No Objection Certificate from the Employer OR Evidence indicating entrepreneurship of the candidate. 14. There shall be an Admission Committee for PGDBA admission, constituted under the provisions of Ordinances and consisting of the Dean or his nominee and two seniormost members of the teaching staff of the Faculty. Admission shall be made in accordance with these ordinances and the rules made thereunder. A. Eligibility: i) The candidate seeking admission to PGDBA programme must have Graduate Degree from a recognized Indian University or Equivalent degree from Foreign University; and, ii) The candidate must have at least three years experience: (a) (b) at supervisory level in a business organization or is running own business; OR in service BHU Teachers/Officers B. Intake & Reservations: The intake to PGDBA Programme shall be 45. The reservation in admission shall be as per rules. Reservations: SC Candidates ST Candidates PC Candidates OBC Candidates 15 % of the intake 7.5% of the intake 3% of the intake (on horizontal reservation basis) 27% of the intake

8 (a) (b) The candidates seeking admission under the above categories must fulfill the minimum eligibility conditions and qualifying requirements. The SC/ ST/OBC candidates must enclose attested copy of the caste certificate along with their Application Form stating that the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC Category. The following are empowered to issue SC/ST/OBC Certificates: (I) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (c) District magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Collector /1 st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/City Magistrate/Sub Divisional magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate /Extra Assistant Commissioner. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides. Administrator/Secretary to the Administrator/ Development Officer (Lakshadweep Islands). Candidate must note that certificate from any other person/authority shall not be accepted in any case. 3% seats on horizontal reservation basis, shall be reserved for Physically Challenged Candidates (i) 1% for Visually Impaired (ii) 1% for Hearing Impaired (iii) 1% for Orthopaedically Handicapped. In case no candidate is available in any of the above three sub-categories, the unfilled seats shall be filled by the candidates belonging to the remaining sub-categories. A candidate applying under PC category must attach a certificate by CMO, District Hospital. However, he/she will be considered under PC category only after verification from the University Medical Board. Admit cards for admission shall be issued to such candidates only on production of the above-mentioned verification certificates from the Medical Board constituted by the University for the purpose. (d) (e) Separate final merit list will be prepared for the candidates under each of the above categories. Vacant seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC candidates, if any, may be filled up as per rules. C. Programme Fee a) The Programme will run as a Special Courses of Study. b) The special course fee per semester shall be Rs /-. As such the course fee for the entire programme shall be Rs. 70,000/- which may be deposited in two equal installments each of Rs. 35,000/-. In addition, the students shall be required to pay usual fees prescribed by the University. c) The candidate will have to deposit Rs /- at the time of provisional admission as first installment.the fee is to be paid through demand draft in favour of, The Registrar, Banaras Hindu University payable at Varanasi. d) The second installment of fee (Rs. 35,000/-) is to be paid before the commencement of second semester classes, failing which the students will not be registered in second semester.

9 D. Supernumerary Admissions Admission of Foreign Nationals Applications of foreign nationals nominated by the Government of India under scholarship schemes and self-financing Foreign Nationals shall be entertained for the aforesaid programme. They shall not be subject to the Entrance Test provided they have passed the equivalent qualifying examination and satisfy the minimum eligibility requirements with relaxation in maximum age for admission. Reservation to the extent of 15% of the quota of seats in the programme, on supernumerary basis, for Foreign Nationals shall be made for admission provided the applications are routed through the office of International Students Advisor, BHU. The International Students Advisor shall get examined the eligibility etc. of each applicant and shall issue the eligibility letter to the concerned foreign national, if found eligible. Further details of the process etc. shall be available from the office of the International Students Advisor, BHU, Varanasi, India. Fee for the Foreign Nationals Fee structure for all the candidates of Foreign Nationals will be as per the University directives. II. ADMISSION PROCEDURE 1. Admission to PGDBA programme shall be made in order of merit based on composite score of the past academic record, experience and the performance in GD/PI. 2. Candidates fulfilling the minimum eligibility shall be called for GD /PI to be conducted by a board constituted for the purpose by the Admission Committee of the Deptt./Faculty of Management Studies. Normally, four-times the number of seats in each category shall be called for GD/PI. The basis of determining the candidates to be called for GD/PI shall be the academic record of the candidates. 3. The GD/PI shall carry 50 marks (GD-30 marks; PI-20 Marks) and the work experience and the past academic record together shall carry 50 marks. 4. The calculation of marks for work experience and past academic records shall be as follows: Work Experience (Maximum Marks 10) Experience of 10 years or more will fetch full 10 marks and below 10 years experience will get as many marks as the years of work experience Past Academic Record Course 60% and above 45% and above but less than 60% Less than 45% Post Graduate/Any other specialized course Graduate Intermediate High School The admission process may be reviewed as per need.

10 Notes: 1. Non-appearance of the candidate in any of Group Discussion and Interview on the scheduled date and time shall disqualify him/her for admission. 2. Mere appearance in the Group Discussion and Interview will not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission to the Programme unless he/she fulfils the eligibility conditions. Applicants must fully satisfy themselves about their eligibility before filling the application forms for the programme. 3. Provisional admission will be offered to the candidates in order of combined merit as mentioned above he/she secured, including reserved category seats as per their position in the Merit List, and the availability of seat in the programme on the date of admission. 4. In case there are more than one candidate securing equal ranks as obtained by the last candidate in order of merit in the list of candidates to be called for admission, the following inter-se ranking rules of the University will be applicable. In case the candidates have equal ranks then: (i) (ii) the candidate having secured higher marks in the qualifying examination is eligible; In case the marks in the qualifying examination is also equal then the candidate senior in age shall be given preference 5. In case any provisionally selected candidate fails to deposit the fee by the last date prescribed, his/her provisional admission shall be cancelled and the seat thus falling vacant shall be offered to the next candidate in order of merit under the specified category. 6. Waitlisted candidate will be offered admissions strictly on the basis of ranking provided there is a vacancy in the Programme. III. CONDUCT OF THE PROGRAMME 1. A candidate admitted to the PGDBA Programme shall be permitted to appear at University Examinations only when he/she has been enrolled as a student of the Banaras Hindu University and has submitted the migration certificate and paid the Enrolment Fee prescribed hereinafter by the Ordinances. Such enrolled students shall be entitled to limited privileges as may be decided by the University 2. To qualify for the PGDBA Programme, the candidate must earn the prescribed number of credit as contained in the Course structure / syllabus detailed herein after. 3. A student of the PGDBA Programme shall not be permitted to seek admission concurrently to any other equivalent or higher degree or diploma examination in the University. 4. The maximum period allowed to complete the course will be normally four years.. 5. Inter-University Ordinances i) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Ordinances a student who is qualified under the foregoing Ordinances for admission to the University, and who is a member of some other Indian University, shall not be admitted to the University or any constituent College/Faculty thereof without the production of:

11 a) A leaving or transfer certificate signed by the Principal of the last college attended and certifying to the satisfactory conduct of the student mentioning the highest examination he/she has passed, and b) A certified copy of all the entries against his/her name in the Enrolment Register of the University if such a copy is obtainable. ii) A student of some other Indian University shall in any case be admitted only at the beginning of the particular course which he/she proposes to take in the University. IV. ATTENDANCE RULES (a) A student is required to have full, i.e., 100%, attendance and condonation upto 30% can be considered for specific cogent reasons. Out of this 30%, only 10% condonation will be permitted without taking any application from the student. Rest 20% condonation may be given by the Dean. Further, a student shall be deemed to have minimum percentage of attendance only if, apart from the above, he/she has attended at least 50% of the classes in each subject also. The cogent reasons for condonation are given below: (i) Participation in NCC/NSC/NSS Camps duly supported by certificate. (ii) Participation in University or College Team Games or Interstate or Inter- University tournaments, duly supported by certificate from the Secretary of the University Sports Board or President of the College Athletic Association concerned. (iii) Participation in Educational Excursions, which form a part of teaching in any subject conducted on working days duly certified by the Dean. (iv) University Deputation for Youth Festival duly certified by the Dean. (v) Prolonged illness duly certified by the Medical Officer or the Superintendent, S.S. Hospital, Banaras Hindu University or any other Registered Medical Practitioner, provided such certificate is submitted to the Dean, Faculty of Management Studies in time. (vi) No relaxation beyond 30% shall be considered in any case. (b) (c) The attendance of a newly admitted candidate shall be counted from the date of his/her admission, or date of beginning of classes which ever is later, while in the case of promoted candidates, attendance shall be counted from the date on which respective class begins. However in case of promotion after declaration of results of supplementary examination (if any), the attendance will be counted from the date of admission in the respective case. There shall be an Attendance Monitoring Committee in the Faculty under the Chairmanship of the Dean. V. COURSE STRUCTURE AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION OF PGDBA PROGRAMME: Candidates for the one-year PGDBA Examination shall be examined in the following subjects in accordance with the syllabi or course prescribed in the following Ordinances. 1. Course Structure The PGDBA programme shall be of one year duration divided into two semesters. A student is required to offer compulsory courses of 40 credits in two semesters as per the details given below. Further, a student may also offer open electives of 4 credits each in 1 st and 2 nd Semester as optionals which will not be evaluated and maintenance of 80% attendance in the open electives will qualify the students to earn credits. While credits earned for open electives will be mentioned in the grade sheet, it shall not be accounted for CGPA/SGPA calculations. The various courses to be offered in these two semesters are given below.

12 Credit Scheme for the PGDBA Programme PGDBA I-SEMESTER Paper Nature of the Course Credit A. Core Course PDA 111 Principles of Management & Ethos Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 112 Accounting for Managers Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 113 Quantitative Techniques Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 114 Marketing Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 115 Managerial Economics Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 116 Viva voice Core Course (No Choice) 2 Total Credit 17 B. Open Choice (Audit Course)* BAC 001 Communication Skills Open Choice (Audit Course)* 2 BAC 002 SPSS and its Research Applications Open Choice (Audit Course)* 2 PGDBA II-SEMESTER Paper Nature of the Course Credit A. Core Course PDA 121 Organizational Behavior Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 122 Financial Management Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 123Operations Management Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 124 Human Resource Management Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 125 Strategic management Core Course (No Choice) 3 PDA 126 Project Report Core Course (No Choice) 6 PDA 127Comprehensive Viva-Voce Core Course (No Choice) 2 Credit 23 B. Open Choice (Audit Course)* BAC-007 Cross Cultural Training Open Choice (Audit Course)* 2 BAC-008 Organizational Skills and Team Open Choice (Audit Course)* 2 Building Credit 4 Total Credit 23+4 Minimum credit requirements for the PGDBA programme = 40 credits. Note: Examination in each paper shall have two components End semester Theory Paper carrying a maximum of 70 marks and sessionals carrying a maximum of 30 marks. The pattern of end semester Theory examination in each paper is given after the detailed course contents of each paper. 2 Open Choice (Audit Courses) Open choice courses are meant for adding further value to the student s academic profile. Audit courses under this category are the courses which a student may opt under open choice category. It will be open to the students of the Faculty and also to the students from across the Faculty, University wide. No examination shall be conducted for Audit courses however these courses shall be mentioned in the grade sheet only when the student attends atleast 80% classes in the course. Accordingly, these will not be counted in the calculation of SGPA and CGPA. In addition to the open choice / Audit Courses indicated above, the following issues/ areas have been identified by the Faculty wherein a teaching of hours spanning over 3-6 days by an eminent person either from academic or corporate world will be held. These courses shall be treated equivalent to one credit and shall have the status of open choice (Audit courses). These courses shall not be run on regular basis, but shall be run as per convenience of the Faculty and availability of the resource persons. The schedule of these courses shall be usually announced well in advance.

13 Total Quality Management Enterprise Resource Planning Customer Relationship Management Micro and Small Enterprises Entrepreneurship Development Micro Finance Export Procedure and Documentations NGO Management/ Social Enterprise Development Health Care Management Or any other area which the Faculty deems fit in interest of the students. 3. Examination System: Each theory/ practical/ seminar/ field work/project/ dissertation course shall be of 100 marks. For evaluation, the overall structure of the distribution of marks in a course shall be such that 30 marks are allotted to various assessments during the semester, while 70 marks shall be allotted for the end semester examinations. A. Sessionals: i) The assessment (sessionals) in theory courses will comprise of class test/test(s) and semester reports/assignments and regularity in each of the courses offered by them. ii) Such class tests, semester reports and/or assignments in each paper shall carry 30 marks, of which 20 marks will be for class tests and quizzes and 10 marks for semester report(s) and/or assignment(s) and regularity. (The marks of 2 best class tests/quizzes be considered out of 3 class tests/quizzes) iii) iv) The semester report(s) and/or assignment(s) shall be submitted by the students to the teachers concerned, by a date fixed by the Head of the Department of Management Studies. After valuation of the semester report(s) and/or assignment(s), the teacher concerned shall submit the result to the Head of the Department of Management Studies who shall forward the same to the Controller of Examinations. The marks obtained in semester report(s) and/or assignment(s) will be displayed on the notice board. v) Where candidate fails to take examination in any one or more papers or having taken the examination, has but failed to secure the minimum pass marks in any one or more papers or in the aggregate, his marks in the class tests, semester reports and/or assignments will be carried forward to the subsequent examination. B. End Semester Examination and evaluation (for 70 marks): (i) (ii) (iii) The question papers shall be set and the answer-scripts shall be evaluated by the teachers of the concerned courses. If there are more than one teacher teaching the course, the question paper shall ordinarily be set and evaluated by a teacher of the group, appointed by the Board of Examiners. The End Semester examination answer-scripts shall be shown to the students after evaluation by the concerned teachers within 7 days of the last examination for the semester. Thereafter, within a week, all the answer books along with the statement of marks shall be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations for declaration of the results. In case of any objection by a student in the evaluation, the same shall be looked after by a panel of two senior faculty members, to be nominated by the Dean, whose decision shall be final.

14 (iv) Once evaluated answer books are submitted to the Controller of Examination there will be no reevaluation/re-totaling thereafter. (v) Audit courses shall not be evaluated and also not accounted for SGPA/CGPA calculation. However, the prescribed minimum attendance in these courses shall be necessary. 4. Project Report and Viva-voce: i) Every PGDBA student will also be required to prepare a Project report on preferably in his/her area of specialization under the supervision of a teacher of the Faculty. The topic of the Project and the name of the supervisor earmarked will be approved by a Project Committee formed for this purpose by the Head/Dean of the Faculty. This Project will be equivalent to 6 credits and constitute a part of the PGDBA II Semester Examination and will carry 100 marks. ii) iii) iv) Each student may be asked to present Research Methodology of the Project before the members of the Faculty for consideration and finalization. The Project Report shall be submitted to the Controller of Examination in duplicate on or before a specific date fixed for the purpose by the Head/Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies. The Project Report shall be examined by two external examiners, who shall evaluate it independently out of 100 marks each. The average of these marks shall be credited to the marks obtained by the student. If the difference in percentage of marks between the two examiners is 30% or more, the Project report shall be sent to a third examiner. The marks given by the third examiner shall be final. v) The Viva-voce examination of the PGDBA students shall be conducted at the end of the last semester having 2 credits and shall carry 100 marks. This comprehensive Viva voce examination shall cover the entire programme. It shall be conducted by a board consisting of the Head of the Department, two senior most teachers of the Faculty and one external member of the rank of a Professor. 5. Script and Duration of Examinations (i) (ii) 6. Evaluation Pattern: Except when otherwise directed by the Ordinances or by the examiner in the examination paper, every candidate shall answer question in English language in the examination in all the subjects. Each individual paper shall be of three hour duration and practicals, if any, shall also be of three hour duration. (A) Point Scale for Grading Award of Grades Based on Absolute Marks Marks Range Grade Grade Point (Out of 100) S A B C D E 5 Passed with Grace P F 0 Non-appearance in I - examination (Incomplete) Audit Course X -

15 Explanation: Latter grades S, A, B, C, D, E and P in a course mean that the candidate has passed that course. The F grade denotes poor performance, i.e., failing in the course. A student has to appear at subsequent examination(s), if provided under the ordinances in all courses in which he/she obtains "F" grade, until a passing grade is obtained. The I Grade: The "I" Grade is awarded, when a student does not appear in the examination of course/courses. This shall be treated as "F" Grade. The X Grade: The "X" Grade is awarded, when a student successfully attends the audit course with minimum attendance requirement of 80%. Grace Rule: Tabulators shall award grace marks as per the following guidelines: (1) A student who fails in not more than 3 theory courses by total marks of not more than ½ the number of total theory courses of the semester (any fraction is rounded off to the next higher number), shall be awarded grade "P" (in place of grade "F") of Grade Point 4 in the concerned courses. (2) Grace mark will not be awarded for making up shortfall in minimum SGPA/CGPA or improving the grade. (B) Measurement of the student s performance in the programme: The performance of a student in a semester or upto a semester will be measured by SGPA (Semester Grade Point Average) and CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average), respetively, which will be calculated as given below: n ΣCi.Pi i =1 (i) SGPA = n ΣCi. i =1 where, Ci = Number of credits assigned for the i th course of a semester for which SGPA is to be calculated. Pi = Grade point earned in the i th course. i = 1, -----n, represent the number of courses in which a student is registered in the concerned semester. m ΣCj.Pj j =1 (ii) CGPA = m ΣCj. j=1 where, Cj = Number of credits assigned for the j th course of a semester for which SGPA is to be calculated. Pj = Grade point earned in the j th course. j = 1, -----m, represent the number of courses in which a student is registered from the first semester to the semester for which CGPA is to be calculated. Notes: Audit courses shall not be evaluated and also not accounted for SGPA/CGPA calculation. However, the prescribed minimum attendance in these courses shall be necessary.

16 7. Promotion to II Semester The candidates who have taken admission in PGDBA programme I-Semester in a session can be put in the following two categories on the basis of their attendance in the Semester: I. (i) Those who have put in the required minimum percentage of attendance for appearing in the I-Semester Examination and filled up the examination form in time for appearing at the I-Semester Examination. (ii) Those who did not put in the required minimum percentage of attendance for appearing at the I-Semester Examination or did not fill up examination form in time for appearing at the I-Semester Examination. Candidates under Category I(i) are eligible for appearing at the examination of I-Semester, while candidates under Category. I(ii) are not allowed to appear at the examination of the I-Semester. This implies that no readmission is permissible to those who do not put in the required percentage of attendance for taking the examination or did not submit the examination form in time. However they will have to seek fresh admission in the Programme as per prescribed procedure. II. After appearing at the Examination of the I-Semester the candidates can be put in the following categories in the context of declaration of the results of the I- Semester Examination: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Passed, i.e., those who have passed in all courses of the examination of the Semester. Promoted, i.e., those who have not passed in all the courses of the Semester. Minimum passing grade shall be Grade E for each course. However, candidates with grade P in a course shall also be considered as passed in that course. Promotion to Second Semester: All students who have put in the minimum percentage of attendance in I-Semester and filled up the examination form in time shall be promoted to the II-Semester. Declaration of Division: A candidate who has passed in all the papers/ courses of I & II Semesters of the 1-year PGDBA programme taken together shall be declared as 'Passed'. Such passed candidates may be awarded with the division according to the following criteria: (i) First Division with distinction : CGPA 8.5 and above (ii) First Division : CGPA 6.5 and above, but below 8.5 (iii) Second Division : CGPA 5.0 and above, but below 6.5 Note: The SGPA and CGPA shall be computed upto 2 places of decimals (truncated at the second place).

17 The conversion formula for converting CGPA to the corresponding Percentage of Marks will be as follow: X = 10 Y where, Further Clarifications: X = Percentage of Marks Y = CGPA (a) (b) A student has to clear the whole PGDBA programme in NOT MORE THAN FOUR YEARS from the latest admission to the I-Semester of the programme. Even after that if a student fails, he/she shall have to leave the programme. A student who is promoted to a higher semester or readmitted to a semester due to shortage of attendance shall be required to study the same syllabus as being taught in that year. Ranking to the candidates Ranking shall be given to only those candidates who pass all the courses of the programme in one attempt. Notwithstanding any provision in the ordinances to the contrary, the following category of examinee is also eligible for ranking: The student who, having been duly admitted to a regular examination of the course, was unable to take that examination in full or in part due to some disruption of examination, and took the next following examination of that course and passed the course. The marks obtained by him/her at the examination shall be considered as the basis for the University Ranking, Scholarships and other distinctions. In order to get the benefit of this provision, the student should claim that he/she is eligible for this benefit and get a decision in writing after proving his/her eligibility there for. 8. Admit Card (for End Semester Examination): A candidate may not be admitted into examination room unless he/she produces his/her admit card to the officer conducting the examination or satisfies such officer that it shall be subsequently produced. The Controller of Examinations may, if satisfied that an examinee s admit card has been lost or destroyed, grant duplicate admit card on payment of a further fee of Rs. 10/- *******